An Environmental History of Wildlife in England 1650 - 1950

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2014 While few detailed surveys of fauna or flora exist in England from the period before the nineteenth century, it is possible to combine the evidence of historical sources (ranging from game books, diaries, churchwardens' accounts and even folk songs) and our wider knowledge of past land use and landscape, with contemporary analyses made by modern natural scientists, in order to model the situation at various times and places in the more remote past. This timely volume encompasses both rural and urban environments from 1650 to the mid-twentieth century, drawing on a wide variety of social, historical and ecological sources. It examines the impact of social and economic organisation on the English landscape, biodiversity, the agricultural revolution, landed estates, the coming of large-scale industry and the growth of towns and suburbs. It also develops an original perspective on the complexity and ambiguity of man/animal relationships in this post-medieval period.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Williamson
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2013
• EAN: 9781441108630
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-0863-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, The environment, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Science / Environmental Science, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards